Simulated masonry siding



Patented Mar. 18, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFl-,CE

SIMULATED MASONRY SIDING GilbcrtJ. Snyder, South Bend, Ind. Application September 23, 1939, Serial No. 296,199

7 Claims.

This invention relates to simulated masonry siding. More particularly, the invention relates to siding material formed of .composition board coated with a waterproofing material, such as l asphalt, and surfaced with comminuted particles, as crushed brick particles or grit; which is provided on its coated face with impressions sirnulating joints between masonry faces.

Material of this character is generally formed in rectangular units, each .having a plurality of masonry faces, and most generally brick faces. arranged a plurality of horizontal courses of vertically staggered masonry faces. One of the most common forms of the material provides five courses of brick faces each five brick long, for convenience in manufacture and application.

'I'he units have' straight vertical ends. Therefore when the brick faces in the various courses on a panel are in staggered relation, it will be obvious that this formation of the material provides two or more half-brick faces at the ,ends of the panels. Each of these half-brick faces abuts against a half-brick face of an adjacent panel when applied, and thereby affords an overall continuity or uniformity in the arrangement of the brick faces on a building wall when the siding units are properly applied in place. The lvertical joint line between the abutting halfbrick faces above described is obviously plain unless some means is provided to conceal or camouflage the same. From the practical standpoint the owner of a building to which simulated brick siding is applied desires that the closest possible simulation to the appearance of a regular brick wall should be provided. Consequently, unless the joint lines between constituent panels are effectively concealed, the wall will clearly show the panel character ofthe constituent material and hence constitute only a very poor simulation of brick siding.

Various methods and means have been em-- ployed heretofore for concealing this vertical joint line between the panels of the siding material units. The most successful of these has been the type shown in Fried Patent No. 2,135,572, dated November 8, 1938, wherein the half-brick faces are provided with equi-spaced indentations or lines parallel to the vertical joint edge to simulate the appearance of a "wire-cut brick. Certain of the other brickfaces of each panel unit are also provided with similar wirecut markings, so that a wall covered with this type of material gives the appearance of a masonry wall with the bricks laid in courses and vertically staggered, with certain of the brick faces differing from the others by the inclusion of the markings which m'ake them resemble wire-cut bricks. This quite successfully conceals the Vvertical joints between the panels. However, the interspersing of wire-cut brick among plain faced brick in masonry construction is not common, and though the result is good in reference to concealing fof the constituent panels, nevertheless it is possible for an individual read- 10 ily to determine that a given building is covered with simulated brick siding rather than being formed of regular masonry brick upon simple inspection.

Therefore, it is the primary object of my in- 1,5 ventloii to provide a simulated mason-ry siding wherein the vertical joints between the constituent panels will be effectively concealed or camouflaged, and all of the masonry faces will have a substantially uniform or similar appearance.

A further object is to provide a brick siding having a plurality of brick faces arranged in horizontal courses which are relatively staggered and part-brick faces at 'its ends, wherein said faces have a plurality of irregularly arranged markings, each of generally elongated form and vertically arranged, adapted to conceal the vertical joints between panels at part-brick faces.

A further object is to provide a unit of this character having a part-brick face at one end thereof adapted to abut the part-brick face'at the end of an adjacent abutting panel, wherein said part-brick face is provided with a plurality of elongated vertically extending depressions of which the outermost impression has one side thereof open at the panel end and adapted to be closed or nished by the end of the abutting panel.

Other objects will be apparent from the description and appended claims.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a simulated brick wall formed from siding material of the type in question, with a portion therev of illustrating my improved construction. t

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary plan View on a larger scale and illustrating my improvement in relation to the vertical joint between two abutting panels.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged diagrammatic view illus- 5D trating a portion of a brick face formed of two juxtaposed part-brick faces on abutting panels and provided with one form of face impression and showing the relation thereof to the vertical joint line.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary diagrammatic view of a brick face formed by parts on different panels and separated by a vertical joint line, wherein another arrangement of the impressions with relation to the vertical joint line is illustrated.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged vertical cross sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawing, which illustrates the preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral I designates a composition board panel provided with'undercut shiplap flanges II at two edges land with downwardly offset shiplap flanges I2 at the other two edges. The composition board panel is coated with suitable plastic waterproofing material i3, and surfaced with comminuted brick particles I4. The panel is provided with vertical end edges I5. The coated face of the panel is provided with a. plurality of horizontal impressions IS extending the full length thereof; and with a plurality of vertical impressions Il, each of a. length equal to the spacing between impressions I6. Impressions Il are staggered-throughout the panel to outline 'a plurality of vvertically staggered faces I8 of the size and shape of brick faces. The impressions .I6 and I'I are formedto entirely imbed and concealthe surfacing material I4 and thereby sharply'delineate in both contour-and color from the-faces I8 outlined by the said impressions.

ll propose to form additional impressions 20 in each face l8,of the panel. These impressions are preferably shallow as compared to the impressionsv I6 and Il, whereby the surfacing material I4 will be fully exposed at all points thereof, so that the color of each face I8 will not be changed at saidimpressions 20 except as by the darkening effect of shadow cast therein. Impressions 2S are each of generally elongated shape and vertically positioned, and are preferably of differing lengths and breadths. The impressions 20 are preferably so arranged and disposed as to impart to the faces I8 as true a simulation of a conventional rough textured masonry brick as is possible by this method.

The critical point of the construction obviously occurs along the vertical joint line I between the abutting half-brick faces. Thus, referring specifically to Fig. 3, a construction and arrangement may be provided wherein the outermost impression 2i at a half-brick face of one panel is spaced somewhat from the panel edge, Whereas the impression 22 of the complementary halfbrick face is formed at the edge of the panel. Thus, when two panels are placed lin abutting relation, the impression 22, which is open to the panel edge, will be completed by the edge of the adjoining panel as best illustrated in Figs. 3 and 5; and the joint line will be substantially hidden by the shadow effect in the impression.

An alternative construction embodying the same principle is illustrated in Fig. 4, wherein the outermost impression 23 on the half-brick face of one panel extends only a portion of the height of the-brick face I8, and a similar impression 24 also extends for only a portion of the height of the brick face iii of the abutting panel, and both impressions 23, 24 are open at the panel or joint edge iii and closed or completed by the opposite unimpressed portion of the abutting part-brick face.

The Fig. 3 embodiment gives a continuous unbroken impression outlined in part by joint line I5, whereas the Fig. 4 impression gives two substantially vertically arranged slightly offset impressions adjacent the joint l5. Both constructions serve effectively for the purpose of concealing or camouaging the existence or functional character of the vertical joint line I5 and thereby achieve applicants desired result.

I have found that this construction and arrangement is such that all of the faces I8 of a panelmay have at least the same general appearance of a rough textured brick, and that this general similarity of brick faced appearance will not expose the vertical joint-lines I5 as is true in all other instances or arrangements heretofore attempted in material of this character. For example, if the straight vertical markings of the Fried patent hereinbefore referred to are used throughout the entire panel on all brick faces, the result is such that the vertical panel joints are automatically brought into focus; and hence the Fried patent is operative only by interspersing or scattering a comparatively small number of marked brick faces throughout the face of a panel. It will thus be seen that my improvement achieves a, very important advantage in that the brick faces may have a uniform character texture and appearance, and at the same time serve to conceal the vertical joints between panels. However, the provision of all faces with impressions is not essential, and' use thereof on only scattered faces, including the part-size faces, may be practiced if desired.

It will also be understood that, while the invention is here illustrated in reference to imprinted material, it may also be practiced with other types of material, such as that produced by the overlay and other processes common in this art.

I claim:

l. A simulated brick siding lunit comprising a rigid rectangular panel coated with water proofing material and surfaced with comminuted material, said panel having depressions formed in its coated surface simulating mortar joint lines and outlining areas simulating brick faces, each of said faces having a plurality of shallow impressions of irregular shapes and sizes extending substantially vertically to simulate the surface contour of a rough* textured masonry brick, certain of said faces at the vertical edges of said panel being of reduced dimension and each being adapted for juxtaposition to similar reduced dimension faces of an abutting coplanar panel for completion of a brick face, the outermost impressions of certain of said last named faces being formed to extend to the panel edge, and tobe outlined in part by the edge of the juxtaposed panel whose outermost impression is spaced from the panel edge, thereby concealing the joint between abutting panels at said reduced brick faces.

2. A rectangular building covering panel for laying in courses in abutting coplanar relation having demarked upon the face thereof a plurality of brick-simulating faces arranged in horizontal courses with faces of adjacent courses staggered, some of said faces at the ends of said panel being of reduced horizontal dimension and adapted for abutting relation to similar faces of'an adjacent panel, all of said faces being demarked by shallow impressions of irregular size and shape and extending substantially vertically to impart to the faces the conto'ur oi' a rough textured masonry brick, the outermost impressions of some of said reduced faces extending to the panel edge and the outermost impressions of the complementary reduced faces on the adl l i l l l jacent panel being spaced inwardly from the panel edge whereby the joint between the panels at said reduced faces coincides with and outlines one side of said first named outermost impression.

3. A rectangular building covering panel demarked by elongatedY mortar-joint-simulating lines to outline a plurality of horizontal courses of vertically staggered brick-simulating faces each coated with comminuted material, at least one face at each end of said panel being of reduced horizontal dimension and being adapted for coplanar juxtaposition to a like face of an abutting coplanar panel, all of said faces having a plurality of shallow impressions of irregulai' size and shape arranged in closely spaced and substantially vertical relation at which said comminuted material is slightly inset from the outerplane of said faces to be fully visible but shadowed, the outermost impression of one reduced face extending to the panel edge and the l portion of the reduced face at the opposite panel panel edge and the part-brick face at the other end of the row having its outermostr impression at the level of said iirst mentioned outermost impression spaced inwardly from the panel edge.

5. Simulated brick siding comprising a plurality of rectangular panels arranged in abutting coplanar relation, each panel havinga plurality of brick-simulating faces including a pair of part-brick faces arranged in complementary relation at opposite ends of each panel, Said partbrick faces having a plurality of slightly recessed areas of irregular size and shape formed therein to provide a rough textured surface, said part-brick faces having their outermost impressions so arranged with relation to the panel edge that the joint line between the same and a similar face of an adjacent unit defines one longitudinal side of at least one impression in the whole brick face formed by said juxtaposed partbrick faces to camouiiage the joint line.

6. A building covering comprising a plurality of abutting coplanar panels, each panel having `a decorative surface simulating a plurality of masonry units including at least one part-size unit at each panel end adapted for visual association with a part-size unit of the adjoining panel, said part-size units having a plurality of elongated shadow-producing impressions of various sizes and shapes arranged in closely spaced relation, at least one of said impressions being positioned to be at least partially outlined at one longitudinal edge by the joint line between panels whereby said joint line coincides with an impression shadow.

7. A building covering comprising a plurality of abutting coplanar units each having a decorative surface, each unit having a plurality of closely spaced vertically Aelongated shadowproducing impressions of irregular size and shape extending substantially in the same direction asv a joint line between units and of greater width than said joint line, at least one impression on each unit extending to a joint line for coincidence of said line with the longitudinal shadow of said impression. l

GILBERT J. SNYDER. 

